The Association for Women’s Rights in Development AWID, an international membership organization connecting, informing and mobilizing thousands of people and organizations committed to achieving womens rights.

What are the specific obligations of states to ensure non-discrimination under the Convention on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights? A Discussion: The Nature of Obligations under the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights, by Magdalena Sepúlveda, 2003 (See ou text on again op-icescr of February 3, 2006). By Renu Mandhane.

The goal is to cause policy, institutional and individual change that will improve the lives of women and girls everywhere. We do this by facilitating ongoing debates on fundamental and provocative issues as well as by building the individual and organizational capacities of those working for women’s empowerment and social justice.